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  • What Break Periods Am I Entitled To?

    What Break Periods Am I Entitled To?

    Under California law (which is much more generous to employees than federal law), if you are a non-exempt worker, you are entitled to meal and rest breaks: a 30-minute meal break if you work more than 5 hours in a workday, and 10 minutes breaks for every 4 hours you ...

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  • Can My Employer Break My Employment Contract? Can I?

    Can My Employer Break My Employment Contract? Can I?

    Whenever it comes to contracts, the answer is always the same: it depends on what the contract says. A contract is a contract is a contract. Neither you nor your employer can breach a contract without facing the consequences. That is, unless the contract says it's ok. This is why ...

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  • Top 5 Tips: So You Want to Sue Your Boss?

    Top 5 Tips: So You Want to Sue Your Boss?

    So you want to sue your employer for racial discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, failure to pay you your last paycheck, what have you. Now what? Here are five tips all clients should keep in mind before they pick up the phone to call a lawyer. Tip 1: Write it, don’t ...

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  • Can My Boss Fire Me at Any Time for Any Reason? What is “at will”?

    Can My Boss Fire Me at Any Time for Any Reason? What is “at will”?

    "At-Will". California is an "at-will" employment state. What does this mean? In most cases, it means that your boss can fire you at any time for almost any reason or no reason at all. She can fire you because she doesn't like you thinks you're too tall or short thinks you talk too ...

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  • Background Checks — What Are My Rights?

    Background Checks -- What Are My Rights?

    If you're applying for a job, or want to keep one, you're going to have to accept that background checks are becoming a part of work life. An estimated 50% of resumes submitted by job applicants contain false or inaccurate information. Bad employees who slip through the hiring process can ...

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My work schedule for the next month is going to be very tight so posts may become more sporadic. I’ll let you all know as soon as I am able to get back to more regular posting. If you’ve got questions, feel free to click on the “Ask An Attorney” tab at the top and drop me a line. Thank you!

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A Judge Is (Finally) Forced to Step Down

040908 0021 averybadjud1 A Judge Is (Finally) Forced to Step DownA little while ago, I posted about Judge James Brooks. He had engaged in shenanigans that turned a trial into a circus and humiliated Michelle Reinglass, one of the leading plaintiff-side trial lawyers in California. Well Judge Brooks has finally gotten what was coming to him. (more…)

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10 Signs You’re About to be Fired

012108 1931 canmybossfi1 10 Signs Youre About to be FiredGetting fired doesn’t always involve a dramatic showdown meeting with your boss who tells you to pack your things and get out. In an age where employers are paranoid about getting sued by fired employees, firing an employee is often more complicated, involving many subtle steps. As an (more…)

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‘If you’ve got a job, hang on to it’

recession If youve got a job, hang on to itIt looks like the proverbial bullpucky is hitting the economic fan.

According to an Associate Press news article, Huge Job Losses Set Off Recession Alarms, the U.S. economy lost almost a quarter million jobs in the first three months of 2008 alone. That’s a staggering rate. (more…)

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Fired Chase Manhattan Employee’s Recovery for FMLA Violations Could Exceed $7 Mil.

040408 1852 firedemploy1 Fired Chase Manhattan Employees Recovery for FMLA Violations Could Exceed $7 Mil.According to a Law.com news article, FMLA Verdict Could Cost Chase Manhattan $7.6 Million, Nicholas Lore, a 63-year old Chase Manhattan regional manager who was fired after making several requests for medical leave for a serious health condition under FMLA (Family Medical (more…)

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Fat-ism More Widespread than Racism

040308 0948 fatismmorew1 Fat ism More Widespread than RacismDid you know that it is NOT illegal to discriminate against someone because they are fat? There are federal and state laws against discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, religion, etc. However, Michigan stands alone in having an anti-fat-ism law. (more…)

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